Bilbao Athletic

Full name	Bilbao Athletic Club
Nickname(s)	Los Cachorros (The pups)
Founded	1964
Ground	Campos de Lezama Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain (Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman	Fernando García Macua
Manager	Luis de la Fuente
League	2ªB - Group 1
2008-09	2ªB - Group 1, 11th
Home colours Away colours

Bilbao Athletic is the reserve team of Athletic Bilbao and is sometimes referred to as Athletic Bilbao B. They currently play in the Segunda Division B - Group 1. Unlike the English League, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore Bilbao Athletic are ineligible for promotion to the Primera Division. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the Copa del Rey. In addition only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract, can switch between senior and reserve teams.

Contents 1 History 2 Club names 3 Seasons 4 Current squad 5 Selected Managers 6 Famous players 7 Trophies 8 Stadium 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

[edit] History

The Bilbao Athletic name was first used in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War, when both La Liga and the Copa del Rey were suspended. Several of the top Athletic players subsequently joined the Euskadi XI. This team was put together at the suggestion of José Antonio Aguirre, the president of the Basque Country and a former Athletic Bilbao footballer. The team went on tour to raise funds for the Basque cause and played in Europe and Mexico. However, the Campeonato de Vicaya continued to be played. With their best players on tour with the Euskadi XI, Athletic Bilbao could only field weakened sides and as a result they chose to enter under the name Bilbao Athletic. Despite this, they still won the championship. The name is derived from the two clubs, Bilbao Football Club and Athletic Club, that merged in 1903 to become Athletic Bilbao.

The name was revived in 1964 when Athletic Bilbao decided to establish a reserve team with Agustín Gaínza as coach . The new Bilbao Athletic initially played in local regional leagues before winning promotion to the Tercera División in 1966 under coach Rafa Iriondo. In 1969 they were promoted to the Segunda División.

In 1984 with José Ángel Iribar as coach and an emerging Julio Salinas, they were runners-up to Castilla CF in the Segunda División. Salinas also won the divisional Pichichi.

[edit] Club names

• Bilbao Athletic - (1964–1992)
• Athletic Bilbao B - (1992–2007)
• Bilbao Athletic - (2007–)

[edit] Seasons

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1964/65 Regional — 1965/66 Regional — 1966/67 3ª 1st 1967/68 3ª 3rd 1968/69 3ª 1st 1969/70 2ª 13th 1970/71 3ª 5th 1971/72 3ª 9th 1972/73 3ª 5th 1973/74 3ª 13th 1974/75 3ª 8th 1975/76 3ª 4th 1976/77 3ª 4th 1977/78 2ªB 5th 1978/79 2ªB 7th 1979/80 2ªB 12th 1980/81 2ªB 3rd

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1981/82 2ªB 10th 1982/83 2ªB 1st 1983/84 2ª 2nd 1984/85 2ª 15th 1985/86 2ª 7th 1986/87 2ª 6th 1987/88 2ª 17th 1988/89 2ªB 1st 1989/90 2ª 3rd 1990/91 2ª 13th 1991/92 2ª 13th 1992/93 2ª 15th 1993/94 2ª 14th 1994/95 2ª 16th 1995/96 2ª 18th 1996/97 2ªB 12th 1997/98 2ªB 2nd

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1998/99 2ªB 6th 1999/00 2ªB 8th 2000/01 2ªB 6th 2001/02 2ªB 6th 2002/03 2ªB 4th 2003/04 2ªB 11th 2004/05 2ªB 9th 2005/06 2ªB 6th 2006/07 2ªB 15th 2007/08 2ªB 15th 2008/09 2ªB 11th 2009/10 2ªB —

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• 13 seasons in Segunda División
• 20 seasons in Segunda División B
• 10 seasons in Tercera División
• 2 seasons in Categorías Regionales

[edit] Current squad

As of November 2009.

No. Position Player GK Iago Herrerín GK Urtzi Iturrioz GK Jon Larruskain DF Aritz Borda DF Eneko Bóveda DF Borja Ekiza DF Xabi Etxebarria DF Xabier Galán DF Eriz Goiria DF Mikel Santamaría DF Unai Medina MF Isaac Aketxe MF Galder Cerrajería MF Javier Eraso

No. Position Player MF Isaac Aketxe MF Adrien Goñi MF Iñigo Pérez MF Ander Iturraspe MF Imanol Mentxaka MF Iván Miñes MF Diego Royo MF Javier Soberón FW Arkaitz Ruiz FW Jon Etxaniz FW Julen Goñi FW Ismael López FW Iker Muniain

[edit] Selected Managers

• Agustín Gaínza
• Rafa Iriondo
• Javier Clemente
• José Ángel Iribar

[edit] Famous players

Javier Iturriaga José Ramón Alexanko Rafael Alkorta Gaizka Garitano Andoni Goikoetxea Julen Guerrero

José Ángel Iribar Aitor Karanka Julio Salinas Francisco Yeste Fernando Amorebieta

see also Cat:Athletic Bilbao footballers

[edit] Trophies

• Campeonato de Vicaya:
  • 1938-39: 1
• Tercera División:
  • 1966-67: 1

[edit] Stadium

[edit] See also

• CD Baskonia Athletic Bilbao second reserve team

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• (Basque) (Spanish) (English) Bilbao Athletic at www.athletic-club.net

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